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Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Surf Forecast
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Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach at 1AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Mar) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 34 | 17 | 19 | 30 | 53 | 50 | 78 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 2578 | 2417 | 1950 | 1450 | 1230 | 991 | 745 | 563 | 422 | 354 | 327 | 110 | 94 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:44PM 1.80 | 12:11PM 1.70 | 12:43AM 1.82 | 1:08PM 1.74 | 1:38AM 1.84 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:02PM 0.30 | 5:47AM 0.35 | 6:11PM 0.29 | 6:55AM 0.33 | 7:18PM 0.26 | 7:56AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
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